Monthly Archives: May 2022

If you use datapump to get an export of your database, then please encrypt your exports. Even if you’re using TDE, this spillage can happen. To fix this, use the encryption parameter on the command line. This will prevent data … Continue reading →

–As a user with create role privileges and the ability to grant — the required privileges to the role. ie: DBA conn rob_dba@demo create role <role>; grant <privilege> on <object owner>.<object name> to <role>; grant <role> to <package owner> with … Continue reading →

After migrating your database to OCI; if you don’t need the data anymore on your local system(s), you should do a secure delete on all your local datafiles. If you are going to need the data again, then move the … Continue reading →

Do you see the problem with the following code fragment?c##sec_admin > administer key management set keystore open identified by SecretPassword; If your network is not encrypted, your password will be sent in the clear. This is part of the huge advantage … Continue reading →

Ya’ know, it’d be really nice if someone put together some baseline security standards for the Oracle database. Well, you can find those is a couple of places. These tools checklist are free to use. Now, I’m partial to the … Continue reading →

Oracle AFDF can track the usage of sensitive data in your database, this includes, who can access, who has made changes, and access by privileged users. Improving your ability to keep an eye on what is happening with sensitive data. … Continue reading →